question archive Answer the following questions for the π molecular orbitals of 1,3,5,7-octatetraene: a
Answer the following questions for the π molecular orbitals of 1,3,5,7-octatetraene: a
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Answer the following questions for the π molecular orbitals of 1,3,5,7-octatetraene:
a. How many π MOs does the compound have?
b. Which are the bonding MOs and which are the antibonding MOs?
c. Which MOs are symmetric and which are asymmetric?
d. Which MO is the HOMO and which is the LUMO in the ground state?
e. Which MO is the HOMO and which is the LUMO in the excited state?
f. What is the relationship between HOMO and LUMO and symmetric and asymmetric orbitals?
g. How many nodes does the highest-energy π molecular orbital of 1,3,5,7-octatetraene have between the nuclei?
